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2023 Best Psychology Schools in Ohio

16 Colleges
$33,118 Avg Salary
$26,369 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 977 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Psychology Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Ohio to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Psychology Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Psychology Schools

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

Out of the 16 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, John Carroll University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Out of the 16 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Psychology Schools in Ohio list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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With a ranking of #7, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Psychology Schools in Ohio list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best psychology programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best psychology programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,220
Indiana 735
Wisconsin 529
Michigan 745

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

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